What can I say that hasn't already been added? The elegant way this game is self-balancing makes it top of my list. My anti-negotiating friends embrace this readily while they usually shy from Settlers or Bohnanza. I love it!

This game really complex. I don't I fully understand the strategies for this game.

-- Update -- This is one of first game I got and really did not grasp the strategy. I have played PBW and on the PC and finally enjoying the game. Setup should be streamlined because I would play this more than San Juan if setup was easier. 7.5 to now 8.5

-- Update -- It is a 9

-- Update -- It is a 10One of the most played games that I because it is availble as play-by-web by pr-game.com and a licensed PC version by Dartmoor. The fun is trying to figure out different paths of victory. San Juan is still a better game because it is more elegant.

Great game! There is so much depth and variety to the strategies, that we learn something new every time we play. There is a bit of a learning curve to get a handle on the complexity, but it's consistently fun.

One of the best games to come along in the last year or two. Has some of the appeal of Settlers, in that you are building and managing resources--but does not have the same tendency for virtual player elimination due to competition or bad luck.